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Human Resources Summaries

What's the most important part of a company? Right, the human or intellectual capital. With these summaries, you'll learn how to find the best people, develop them and get them to stay with your organization. You'll also discover how to create a corporate culture which will make you the envy of your competitors.


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The Secret of Teams
The Secret of Teams
 
Mark Miller
Berrett-Koehler, 2011
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The Amazement Revolution
The Amazement Revolution
 
Shep Hyken
Greenleaf Book Group, 2011
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High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 3)
High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 3)
 
Barb Arth and Stacia Sherman Garr
Bersin & Associates, 2011
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High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 2)
High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 2)
 
Barb Arth
Bersin & Associates, 2011
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Managing the Unmanageable
Managing the Unmanageable
 
Anne Loehr and Jezra Kaye
Career Press, 2011
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High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 1)
High-Impact Leadership Development for the 21st Century (Part 1)
 
Barb Arth
Bersin & Associates, 2011
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Shine
Shine
 
Edward M. Hallowell
Harvard Business Review Press, 2011
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The Business of Learning
The Business of Learning
 
David L. Vance
Poudre River Press, 2010
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Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline
Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline
 
Daniel R. Tobin
ASTD Publications, 2010
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TouchPoints
TouchPoints
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Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard
Jossey-Bass, 2011
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Make Talent Your Business
Make Talent Your Business
 
Wendy Axelrod and Jeannie Coyle
Berrett-Koehler, 2011
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The Female Vision
The Female Vision
 
Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson
Berrett-Koehler, 2010
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Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do
Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do
 
Kate White
Warner Books, 1996
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The High-Impact HR Organization
The High-Impact HR Organization
 
Stacey Harris
Bersin & Associates, 2011
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The Corporate Lattice
The Corporate Lattice
 
Cathleen Benko and Molly Anderson
Harvard Business Review Press, 2010
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Drive Business Performance
Drive Business Performance
 
Bruno Aziza and Joey Fitts
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008
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Streetlights and Shadows
Streetlights and Shadows
 
Gary Klein
MIT Press, 2009
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Managing the Millennials
Managing the Millennials
 
Chip Espinoza et al.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010
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The Leadership Engine
The Leadership Engine
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Noel M. Tichy and Eli Cohen
HarperBusiness, 2002
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Shock of Gray
Shock of Gray
 
Ted C. Fishman
Scribner, 2010
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Performance Management Framework
Performance Management Framework
 
Stacia Sherman Garr
Bersin & Associates, 2011
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